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Floyd County man faces 16 felony child porn charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRINTER — The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Matthew D. Williams, a 38-year-old man from Floyd County, on 16 felony charges related to child pornography. The arrest took place March 26 at Williams’ residence in Printer. The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation began when authorities detected Williams…
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Floyd County men indicted for illegally dealing firearms
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LONDON — A federal grand jury in London indicted two Floyd County men Thursday for dealing in firearms without a license. Wayne Tackett, 64, of Harold, and Carlos Hall, 72, of Prestonsburg, face one count of conducting firearms business illegally. In addition to the shared charge, Tackett faces six counts of transferring firearms to…
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Carbon monoxide incident results in fatality and hospitalizations
LANGLEY — One person died and two were hospitalized following a suspected carbon monoxide incident Sunday in Langley. Kentucky State Police Post 9 arrived at the scene to find Kara Hanks, a 44-year-old resident of Melbourne, deceased at the scene. Her body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Two other…
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House fire claims life in Floyd County
DAVID — A house fire in the David community of Floyd County resulted in the loss of life of one person. Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post responded to a call at 8:56 a.m. Sunday from Prestonsburg 911. Investigators responded to the scene in the Willow Valley area of David, where a residence was engulfed in…
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Kentucky State Police investigates mysterious death in Floyd County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DRIFT — In a developing story from Floyd County, the Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post is investigating a death in the Drift community. On Tuesday evening, Kentucky State Police were alerted to a situation involving a deceased male on Drift Hollow Road. Responding to the call received at 9:57 p.m., KSP investigators…
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Suspected child predator arrested
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT GRETHEL — In a crackdown on internet crimes, Prestonsburg Police Department Detective Brad Caldwell arrested a Floyd County man suspected in a child pornography case. Caldwell, who has specialized training in internet crimes against children, acted on a tip received Dec. 5 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The…
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Former Floyd school administrator pleads guilty to sexual assault of minors
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — April Bradford, 51, of Weeksbury, pleaded guilty Thursday to crimes involving the sexual assault of minors. Bradford pleaded guilty to eight counts of sodomy third degree and 11 counts of sex abuse first degree. A Floyd County grand jury indicted Bradford June 15. During her plea, Bradford admitted to sexually…
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Floyd County company agrees to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing for respiratory devices
LEXINGTON — Oxygen Plus Inc., a provider of durable medical equipment based in Floyd County, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for respiratory devices that patients did not need or use, in contravention of those programs’ requirements. According to an…
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Two Prestonsburg teens killed in single-vehicle collision
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BRANHAM CREEK — A devastating accident on KY-680 in the Branham Creek community of Floyd County claimed the lives of two teenagers in the early hours Sunday. The incident occurred when a 2019 Chevrolet pickup, driven by 20-year-old Marcus Auxier of Nippa, veered off the roadway and overturned. Kentucky State Police Post…
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Major drug bust in Prestonsburg follows yearlong investigation
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG — A yearlong probe into illicit drug trafficking culminated in a major bust Wednesday evening in Floyd County. The investigation led Floyd County Sheriff’s deputies to a property on Conley Fork of Spurlock in Prestonsburg, where they discovered a sizable cache of illegal drugs, firearms and cash. Deputies seized an array…
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